The effect of exogenous angiotensin on superficial and deep glomeruli in the rat kidney.
The effect of exogenous angiotensin on superficial and deep glomeruli in the rat kidney.
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外源性血管紧张素对大鼠肾脏浅层和深层肾小球的影响。
DOI:
10.1038/ki.1972.117
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发表时间:
1972
影响因子:
19.6
通讯作者:
G. Richet
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作者:
H. Hornych;M. Beaufils;G. Richet
The effect of exogenous angiotensin on superficial and deep glomeruli in the rat. The effect of exogenous angiotensin on the glomerular capillaries was studied with the help of the scanning electron microscope. This technique is well suited because it shows the glomerular floculus in three dimensions thanks to its considerable depth of field and its great range of enlargement and good resolution (150 A). The in vivo method of fixation allows the preservation of any morphological changes which may occur. Angiotensin administered via a peripheral vein for 30 or 60 minutes produced vasoconstriction of the glomerular capillaries in the superficial glomeruli and distinct changes in the epithelial cells. These changes were already apparent after nonpressor doses of the hormone and were proportional to the injected dose. On the contrary, no changes were noted in the morphology of the juxtamedullary glomeruli, with the exception that a significant increase was noted in their volume. These changes brought about by the administration of angiotensin are thought to be specific because they were completely blocked by anti-angiotensin plasma and because pretreatment with the alpha blocker, phentolamine (Regitin®), failed to prevent them. They were completely reversible in 24 hours. The results give the morphological counterpart of the influence of angiotensin on the glomerular capillaries and are in keeping with a redistribution of the cortical renal blood flow.